The trouble with much of the advice business gets today about the need to be more vigorously creative is that its advocates often fail to distinguish between creativity and innovation. Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things... The shortage is of innovators.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

I'm about as far from being a flag-waver - you won't find any American flag pins in my drawer - as someone can be.

I found myself declaiming, full flower, for an hour on the "utmost importance and urgency" of Blogging, telling him in no uncertain terms that, especially in a high-end niche business, Blogging is "the premier way" to have "intimate conversations" with his Clients. Funny thing, I believe it!

The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.

Have you thanked a front-line employee for carrying around a great attitude ... today?

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.